The new CryptoLibName and SSLLibName connection options allow you to
designate the OpenSSL libraries used when SSL is enabled.

The new MinLongVarcharSize connection option allows you to fetch
SQL_LONGVARCHAR columns whose size is smaller than the minimum
imposed by some third‐party applications.

The new VarcharThreshold connection option allows you to fetch columns
that would otherwise exceed the upper limit of the SQL_VARCHAR type for some
third‐party applications.

Version 7.1.5

Certifications

Certified with Red Hat Enterprise 7.0

Certified with CentOS Linux 7.0

Certified with Oracle Linux 7.0

Certified with DB2 I 7.2 (DB2 UDB V7R2 for iSeries)

Enhancements

The OpenSSL library was upgraded to version 1.0.0r, which fixes the CVE‐2015‐0204 (FREAK) vulnerability. See "RSA silently downgrades to EXPORT_RSA [Client] (CVE‐2015‐0204)" at https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150108.txt for more information.

The new Crypto Protocol Version connection option allows you to specify the cryptographic protocols used when SSL is enabled. This option can be used to avoid vulnerabilities associated with SSLv3 and SSLv2, including the POODLE vulnerability.

Version 7.1.4

Certifications

Certified with Windows 8.1

Certified with DB2 11 for z/OS

Enhancements

The new KeepAlive connection option allows you to
use TCP Keep Alive to maintain idle TCP connections.

Version 7.1.3

Certifications

Certified with CentOS Linux 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x

Certified with Oracle Linux 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x

Certified with DB2 V10.5 for Linux, UNIX, Windows (LUW)

Version 7.1.2

Certifications

Certified with Oracle Solaris 11.1

Version 7.1.1

Certifications

Certified with Red Hat 6.3

Certified with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

Version 7.1.0

Certifications

DB2 V10.1 for Linux, UNIX, Windows (LUW)

DB2 V9.8 for Linux, UNIX, Windows (LUW)

Certified with DB2 v9.8 pureScale

Enhancements

Returns result set metadata for parameterized statements
that have been prepared but not yet executed.

Supports parameter arrays, processing the arrays as a series of
executions, one execution for each row in the array.

Provides a connection option that allows you to configure
the driver to report that it supports transactions, although Hive does not support transactions. This provides a workaround for applications that do not operate with a driver that reports transactions are not supported.

The driver provides support for the following standard SQL
functionality:

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